New Jersey statute
N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.2 — Application of public health emergency credits to juvenile
Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
Part of Chapter 4A, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.2
Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
2. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100) shall apply to any juvenile serving a sentence in a State correctional facility operated by the Youth Justice Commission who due to the expiration of the juvenile's term of commitment is scheduled to be released from custody within 365 days.
b. Public health emergency credits shall not be awarded to any juvenile serving a sentence in a State correctional facility operated by the Youth Justice Commission for:
(1) murder pursuant to N.J.S.2C:11-3;
(2) aggravated sexual assault pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:14-2; or
(3) any offense enumerated in N.J.S.2C:47-1 and who is deemed a repetitive, compulsive sex offender.
c. A juvenile who was serving a sentence in a State correctional facility operated by the Youth Justice Commission during the Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared by the Governor in Executive Order 103 of 2020 concerning the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic shall receive public health emergency credits in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100).
d. A juvenile scheduled to be released from the custody of the Youth Justice Commission following an award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100) shall be released on the scheduled release date based on the award of public health emergency credits.
e. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection d. of this section, a juvenile scheduled to be released from the custody of the Youth Justice Commission following an award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100) whose scheduled release date is less than 45 days after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100 et al.) shall be released within 45 days after the effective date, in order to allow the Youth Justice Commission to devise and implement a release plan for the juvenile and arrange for services to be provided to the juvenile upon release.
(2) A juvenile who is released from custody following an award of public health emergency credits pursuant to this section shall be prohibited from making contact with a victim as set forth in section 5 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.103), which prohibition shall remain in force until the time that the juvenile was scheduled to be released prior to the award of public health emergency credits.
f. Prior to releasing a juvenile from the custody of the Youth Justice Commission following an award of public health emergency credits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.100), the Executive Director of the Youth Justice Commission shall:
(1) notify the juvenile in writing of the prohibition against making contact with any victim of the crime for which the juvenile was serving a sentence pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2020, c.111 (C.30:4-123.103);
(2) notify the juvenile that a violation of the prohibition against contact with the victim is a crime of the fourth degree; and
(3) require the juvenile to acknowledge in writing the receipt of the notifications provided pursuant to this subsection.
L.2020, c.111, s.2; amended 2025, c.35, s.10.
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Questions this section answers
What degree of offense is application of public health emergency credits to juvenile in New Jersey?
Application of public health emergency credits to juvenile is a crime of the fourth degree in New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.2.
Which New Jersey statute covers application of public health emergency credits to juvenile?
Application of public health emergency credits to juvenile is governed by N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44.2 (Application of public health emergency credits to juvenile).
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